IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

In Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Dozens of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses. The scen

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